Rene Arocha vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Rene Arocha
Baby BoomersCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rene Arocha built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Howard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Howard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 4.11 and 1.360 for Rene Arocha. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rene Arocha and Chris Howard

Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.43
51.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.03
29.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
4.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
9.87
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.04
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1404
38.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
4.6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.76
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
34.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Rene Arocha and Chris Howard

Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.82
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.23
28.23
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rene Arocha and Chris Howard

Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
907.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
504.88
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
9.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
73.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.89
-6.54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
31
226.83
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
73.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA